>> live and in hd, is abc 7 breaking news. >> a young man is fighting for his life after being struck by a taxi. we begin on storm watch. snowmaggedon moves closer to creating havoc. our region not expecting to feel the snow. >> at the least we are expecting rain and frozen precipitation. let's get right to bob ryan. he is tracking what we can expect. >> we are going to get off easy compared to a lot of folks to our notes. let's show you the cast of characters. it is a sudden storm that is producing mainly rain. here is the other went out to the west. sometimes folks get confused. this will follow the track like this. this will follow a track like this.

up to our north, they will come together and become a major major historic store for everything i am looking at and many other meteorologist are looking at. the leading edge of rain and temperatures right now -- in the shenandoah valley -- are near this freezing mark. that is the reason as some of this rain come in it may be in freezing rain but it will rapidly move off as we go through tomorrow mid morning. that is the reason the winter weather advisory is out until onl 10:00 p.ma.m. even though it is montgomery county, the roads are 35 degrees. a little bit of iciness tomorrow morning. mainly just plain wet and no major impact from what will be the blizzard of 2013. i will tell you all the details

and wait until i tell you what is happening all around new england. >> and you said, this storm is serious business for people living in new england. state law enforcement agencies in massachusetts are preparing for the worse. this was the scene at massachusetts emergency management headquarters earlier today. police and other law-enforcement people want people off the road. there are many in the region that were part of the mad rush to travel back from new england. tom? >> it was going better for some than others. there were people rushing to get out of new england who we talked to. if you look behind me at reagan these planes probably will take off and the next 24 hours, but chances are they will not be going to the boston or new york area because already hundreds of flights are canceled for tomorrow. >> it was crazy. >> we caught up with a resident right after she landed on one of the last flight to reagan out of

logan airport. >> i believe there was one at 6:00. and then i think that was it. >> she flew down to visit a friend in .d.c. >> i was lucky there only two seats left. >> airlines have been waiving fees for passengers to change flights to avoid the storm. while many were glad to get out of boston before it hit -- others are trying to get to new england ahead of the storm. after attending a conference, abby is flying back to new england tonight. >> i am heading into twoo feet of snow. >> at a crowded union station deceiving, some passengers were trying to get to new england before the storm. >> i have a sandwich and a bottle of water. >> many travelers say new england is the last place they want to be right now. michelle is glad to be spending the night at home in waldorf.

>> absolutely will love to be at home, in my warm house and not have to deal with any of that. no shoveling snow. >> if you need to get to new england, tonight was really the night to do it. there are few opportunities out there tomorrow morning. we saw flight that is on time early in the morning to boston, but after the morning hours your opportunities will diminish to zero. >> time is running out. our region has and toward that match the rest, but airports and a line of fire are getting ready. this is the scene at the korea international airport as the snow removal crews are prepared to tackle the storm -- at laguardia international airport. stay with abc 7 news for instant updates and go to wjla.com. and our social me websites on facebook and twitter. "good morning washington" will have a live report from boston

tomorrow. bob will update his forecast in a few minutes. >> we have breaking news coming in from maryland were a teenager is fighting for his life after being struck by a vehicle in a hit and run. this happened on wheeler road in oxon hill. autria what did you hear? >> they are not giving up too much information but this is the intersection of iverson and wheeler avenue. a young boy around 15 years old was trying to cross wheeler when a cab hit him and took off. it was thanks to eyewitnesses that police were able to track that cabthey were able to track down the driver of the cab. the driver is being questions as the boy who'd suffered serious injuries is in the hospital in critical condition. here is what police have to say

about where the investigation stands. >> he is fully cooperating. however, charges are pending right now, and with all these cases, they have to be reviewed by the state's attorney. >> that cab belongs to airport cab company. we tried to get a supervisor on the phone. we were unsuccessful. >> thank you. we are monitoring a story from fairfax county. a pedestrian was struck by an amtrak train leading to problems for rail commuters tonight. this happened in springfield near back like road. involving a train traveling from new york to new orleans. no one on the train was hurt. it backed up the vre service. >> of fairfax county owner a target of a firebomb talks to us

minutes after he is released from the hospital. he suffered serious burns following the attack on a sandwich shop on richmondy highway. jay? >> leon, in a candid interview the victim of the firebombing said he cannot imagine who would have targeted him and his business. despite that, he vows to rebuild. >> one day at a time. >> lawrence, despite a body scarred with burns insists that he is not bitter or broken. >> no. too much in pain to be angry. >> he the explosion. >> i turned around. all i had seen was a big halo of fire blazing and smoke. >> he did not see who firebombed

the shot but thinks the suspect stepped on his hand. he admits to getting some of his younger customers a hard time but cannot imagine who would try to destroy him. and his business. >> i could not begin to think that anybody would be this angry at me. >> keep in mind, a few months ago, someone vandalized his business, trashing it inside and out. >> vows that once he recovers, he will return and he will rebuild. >> i have got to think of moving forward because again, i have a headache from all of this. >> as far as the investigation authorities have their work cut out for them. looking for the public's health. -- help. they have leads but so far the suspect remains on the run. >> new at 11:00 police in

southern california have confirmed that the burbank pickup truck near a ski resort belongs to of fired los angeles police officer wanted in three murders. his truck was found near big bear. they have been searching for him who is suspected of murdering a former captains daughter, her fiance and in riverside city police officer. >> police have released a new composite sketch of the serial groper who they believe has attacked 18 women in and around springfield. he is described as 5'6" 180 pounds. he is said to have acne on his face. the last attack was like just last night. tonight, police are searching a jessup garbage facility searching for the body of a patoddler. chelsea booth admitted to

killing her daughter. the dumpster was transported to that facility. well tonight she is the star of "scandal." >> kerry washington has a strong interest in politics. >> the washington capitals travel four hours to battle the chief rival. were they on the right side of the first period scoring? >> a well-known politician still getting their money even though they have been sent to we gotta sell

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>> you are watching abc 7 news at 11:00. on your side. >> this one may get your goat. dirty politician sent to prison and tax payers and maryland still have to pay for their pension paired >> abc 7 has confirmed that former anne arundel county executive jonathan leopold is the latest maryland lawmaker to be convicted of misconduct in

office and still be allowed to collect a pension. richard reeve to explain why this is happening. >> we often hear about the scandals but not about the pensions that convicted politicians collect. jonathan leopold is not alone. one state delegate refuses to close that a legal loophole. anne arundel county executive jonathan leopold convicted last weekend of misconduct will still get a pension check from taxpayers. $30,000 per year for the rest of his life. jack johnson former prince george's county executive, will continue to get his pension. $50,000 per year, even though he is in federal prison for extortion and bribery. remember the wiretap that caught him telling him to tell this life to hide cash in her underwear? and former baltimore mayor

sheila dixon who stole give cards its $83,000 per year. >> it does piss me off. >> republican delegate -- decided to pass a law stripping at elected officials of their pension at committed of -- convict it of committing a felony. >> i guess they want to protect each other. i do not get it. >> the bill stalled in committee. >> why did that stall in committee? >> you should have talked to me before we started this because i do not remember the bill. >> that bill hit very close to home. at the time, the prince george's county senator was under federal investigation on corruption charges. though he was cleared, he was on he myers committee. >> cannot say on public tv what i feel about those politicians. >> delegate george is pushing

the pension bill again this session but he says the only way to get his colleagues to consider it was to water it down. as it stands, the bill would only create a tax force to study the issue of convicted elected officials and their pensions. >> virginia lawmakers have passed their own law last year preventing convicted officials from collecting state pensions many of you just lost the abc -- just watched "scandal" starring kerry washington as the political fixer. washington has taken an active role in politics and she explains why to katie kouric. >> we do not have a choice. even if you're not thinking about politics politics is thinking about you. the decisions made in washington, those decisions affect our lives. affect every choice we make but we have to take responsibility for participating in our democracy. >> washington was an active

supporter of president obama's campaign but she says she has no plans to run for office herself. >> i saw some future leaders. each year the leadership of greater washington held high school sophomores and juniors develop their potential. tonight the group held their auction in downtown d.c. it raises funds and draws attention to the leadership program for students that changes their lives through the program helps these leaders to network and build education skills. i met some incredible kid. the first time i have ever been to the event with the kids and i had a conversation with what it was to be a hematologist. incredible kids. >> herpatologist. >> bob i know it is busy in the weather center. >> boy, are going to be on the edge of what is from everything i have been looking at -- and i

have been through some historic storms, will be an historic storm in new england. we have the winter weather advisories just because briefly there will be a little bit of ice, especially folks in the shenandoah valley. our current temperatures around the area. in washington, 38 degrees. folks in frederick, 34. the roads are 35 degrees. so be careful early in the morning because some of this rain -- this is the southern branch but it is sort of a double billed coming together over new england. right now there is some iciness around blackburg. here is the other brands. here is another area out to our west. they are on the two of this cast of characters that because of what is happening in one branch of the jet stream to the north the other branch is diving to the south and together they

will come together and form this super stortmm. over the last 12 hours, you can see this beginning to come together. when this happens, it means that a lot of the bypasses us in washington. but not the plus for new england. those areas and red are blizzard warnings. here is the futurecast as we go to the next 24 hours starting about 1:00 a.m. there is that area of rain with a little bit of ice. watch as these two systems come together and become one monster off the coast. the snow continues. a major snowstorm, not only a snowstorm but because of the ferocity of the wind by friday, tomorrow night at this time, a major storm bringing in a lot of cold beer and it will come in on us as some left over snow flurries but perhaps producing

as much as -- and some areas 37 inches of snow in those darker areas. central massachusetts. that is 3 feet of snow. around us and parts of pennsylvania, four inches of snow. those areas of red could be historic. as we go through the overnight hours, for us, a few light morning rainshowers around wash. and maybe a bit of ice in montgomery county. some spots. be careful early tomorrow morning. there will be plenty of salt out there. then we will see a little bit of light rain. then later on in the afternoon that monster gets wound up, and it will be the lead story in all sorts of news. it will be in the news for days to come. that will bring in some colder air possibly with some afternoon and evening snow flurries,

especially across northern maryland. look at that -- 39 degrees here but sunshine. we will not be shoveling. they will be shoveling for days in new england. >> sounds like it. >> terps on the road. the terps and hokies that of a cold night. -- its cavalier with the tigers. the penguins -- slow-motion, nothing but net. invisible goal is to. -- invisible go

>> and now the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> the terrorps led virginia tech by 10 but green went off. the hokies made it a ball game. jake layman kept the terps in the game. 3 three balls in the first half. eric green scored inside and outside, the leading scorer led all scorers with 27. here we go down the stretch. des weld showing his experience coming up big down the stretch. the terps get their first road win of the year per se 60-55.

let's go to charlottesville. joe harris outscored clemson by himself. 32-10. the tigers had only 10 points in the first half. the steal. get out there. virginia and maryland play sunday at comcast. 78-41. the caps were on the road and pittsburgh needing a win badly. the caps led 1-0 after one, but in the second the penguins were faster, quicker, more accurate. they scored five unanswered goals. sid crsoby with -- crosby. pittsburgh embarrasses washington. the seattle mariners made hernandez the highest-paid pitcher ever.

reports say he will get a seven year deal, $175 million. that is stimulus. the mariners are the organization that traded away randy johnson and ken griffey jr.. the m&t bank fernández. redskins fan will remember this man. the suspension has been lifted. williams has been hired by the tightens in tennessee as a senior assistant coach on defense. yesterday -- college football. alex collins signing with arka nsas. collins got his dad to sign it with him, while grandmom looked on and mom was getting a lawyer. college basketball -- different teams at the top five straight weeks. illinois and duke beat nc state. >> what a night in sport.

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